Bordertown railway station
Bordertown railway station is located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line in Bordertown.
Bordertown | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in October 2013 | |||||||||||
| Location | Hay Avenue, Bordertown | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′38″S 140°46′38″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Journey Beyond | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Adelaide-Wolseley | ||||||||||
| Distance | 293.90 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||
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History
The railway arrived in Bordertown on 22 September 1881 when the Kingston SE to Narracoorte line was extended north.[1] It became a junction station in 1886 with the arrival of the Adelaide-Wolseley line with the station built in 1914.[2]
The railway station was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 22 September 1994.[3] The station is now closed.
Services
The only passenger rail service which stops at the station is Journey Beyond's twice weekly Overland service operating between Adelaide and Melbourne.[4]
References
- Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 35. ISBN 0 909650 29 2.
- Bordertown Sydney Morning Herald 17 February 2005
- "Bordertown Railway Station". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- The Overland Journey Beyond
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